Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
FFA for Week August 7th – August 13th
Contenders: Wilmer Font – SP – AAA/OKC – Font started two games last week, went twelve innings, gave up nine hits, two earned runs, walked two, and struck out fourteen. Over his last seven starts, he has pitched 41 innings, giving up just six earned runs, twenty-eight hits, walked eight and struck out fifty-four. Tim …
Chasing Piazza/Robinson/Green/McGwire/Judge on Aug 13th
Cody Bellinger now has 34 home runs and could catch Mike Piazza today. He continues to outpace Frank Robinson and looks like a good bet to end the year with at least forty home runs and the NL Rookie Home Run record which currently stands at 38. He has also moved within striking distance of …
Cody Bellinger gets the Dropo on Braun
Cody Bellinger hit his 34th home run last night and tied Ryan Braun and Walt Dropo as he sets his sights on Hal Trosky and Mike Piazza. Cody is also only one behind Aaron Judge who has hit his 35 home runs in eighty more plate appearances. Cody now sits alone with the most home …
Julio Urias Update on Aug 12, 2017
All the good stuff that happened to Julio Urias happened in 2016. In 2017 he didn’t make the opening day roster, he didn’t pitch that well in AAA, he came up and didn’t pitch that well for the Dodgers, was sent back to AAA, and blew out his arm resulting in surgery for a torn …
Imagine if Puig started hitting LHP again
Last year at this time Yasiel Puig was playing in AAA. Not only had the front office had enough of him, so had the majority of fans. There was a barely a whimper of indignation when Puig was shipped off to AAA and his job was given to the recently acquired Josh Reddick. I was …
Dodger Front Office hitting on all cylinders
I’m sure there are still some fraudman folk out there, but these have to be fans who will never be happy with a modern day analytical approach to running a baseball team. Back in his day, I’m sure they wouldn’t have been happy with Branch Rickey either. The major league team is on pace to …
Cody Bellinger matches Jose Canseco
With his 33rd home run last night, Cody Bellinger ties Jose Canseco, Earl Williams, and Jimmy Hall. The key to this is that Cody hit his 33 home runs in only 389 plate appearances. It took Jose Canseco 682 plate appearances. When Jose burst upon the scene in 1986 he took baseball by storm much like …
Chasing Piazza/Robinson/Green/McGwire/Judge on Aug 9th
Cody Bellinger now has 33 home runs and is well on his way to obliterating the LAD rookie home run record of 35 by Mike Piazza. He continues to outpace Frank Robinson and looks like a good bet to end the year with at least forty home runs and the NL Rookie Home Run record …
Jake Lamb is the new Goldy
Not long ago, Paul Goldschmidt owned the Dodgers but in the past two years, the Dodger pitchers have been able to corral Goldy and keep him under control. That is the good news, the bad news is that the guy who follows him in the lineup is crushing the Dodgers. Besides the two home runs …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 